Lenovo ThinkPad 560 Thinkpad 560 User's Guide - Page 58

Using the Computer LCD or the External Monitor Using the Computer LCD or the External Monitor This section provides information about using the computer display and an external monitor. It also provides considerations when using DOS applications. The LCD of your computer uses thin-film transistor (TFT) technology or dual-scan super twisted nematic (DSTN) technology. The TFT displays computer output with SVGA (800-by-600 resolution) video mode and 65,536 colors. In contrast, the DSTN displays computer output with SVGA video mode and 256 colors. Display Output Type To attach an external monitor: Page 43. When you attach an external monitor that supports resolution higher than VGA mode, you can get a maximum of 1024-by-768 video resolution. To display your computer output on an external monitor, you need to set the appropriate display output type (where to display the computer output). You can select one of the following display output types: LCD ( ): The computer output is displayed only on the LCD of the computer. CRT ( ): The computer output is displayed only on the attached external monitor. If no external monitor is attached to the computer and the display output type is set to CRT, the output is displayed on the LCD. Both ( ): The computer output is displayed on both the LCD and the external monitor. You can select where to display computer output among the LCD, the external monitor, or both by using the following commands: 40 IBM ThinkPad 560 User's Guide